The Queen's Own British Columbia Hussars

The Queen's Own British Columbia Hussars is an armoured regiment of the BC Army, and is a unit of the Royal British Columbia Armoured Corps.

Some ranks in the QOBCH are different from those in other Army units. Specifically, in the QOBCH a Private is called a Trooper (Tpr).

History
The Queen's Own BC Hussars traces its origins back to the formation at Princeton in 1871 of The British Columbia Hussars, a light cavalry regiment. After serving in the Second Boer War and both the First and Second World Wars, after the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the unit was renamed to its current name after the new Sovereign.

The unit mechanised in 1938 as a tank regiment, and through the Second World War the 1st and 2nd Battalions were tanks, whilst the 3rd Battalion was light reconnaissance. The QOBCH remained a tank regiment until 1948, when it was converted to an armoured reconnaissance unit, in which function it has served since.

Equipment

 * Cruiser Mk. I cruiser tank (1938-1942)
 * Valentine II infantry tank (1940-1945)
 * Churchill heavy infantry tank (1941-1945)
 * M4A1 Sherman medium tank (1942-1945)
 * Crusader III cruiser tank (1942-1948)
 * M4A3E8 Sherman medium tank (1943-1945)
 * Lynx Mk. II scout car (1943-1950)
 * Staghound Mk. I armoured car (1943-1951)
 * Humber Mk. III armoured car (1948-1964)
 * M8 Greyhound armoured car (1950-1960)
 * Kiidaw-R armoured car (1959-1980)
 * VBR armoured car (1980 to date)

Regimental Alliances

 * Canada Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
 * New Zealand Auckland Mounted Rifle Regiment
 * United Kingdom The Royal Tank Regiment